hihitys — meaning in English

English meaning

• snicker verb To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
• titter verb To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.

Senses

hihitys is used for these senses in English:

• snicker A stifled or broken laugh.
• titter A nervous or somewhat repressed giggle.

snicker — full definition

1. verb To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
2. noun A stifled, half-suppressed laugh.

titter — full definition

1. verb To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
2. verb To teeter; to seesaw.

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